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earlier promo photo of KRONOS QUARTET feat. Joan Jeanrenaud, (violoncello 1978–99)

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- 1982 -

KRONOS QUARTET "Studio Beginner, WDR Radio Studio, Cologne, Germany, March 6th, 1982"
(94:12 min, 1982, 2 tracks, pre-FM, origin: FLAC)

01 String Quartet [Morton Feldman, 1979] 48:59
02 String Quartet [Morton Feldman, 1979] 45:15


- 1985 -

KRONOS QUARTET "Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, June 24th, 1985"
(134:29 min, 1985, 6 tracks, KPFA pre-FM, w/Terry Riley and Alfred "Shabda")
[Terry Riley 50th Birthday Concert broadcasted by KPFA FM]

01 Sunrise Of The Planetary Dream Collector [1981] 21:52
02 G Song [1981] 29:25
03 interview with Terry Riley 06:44
04 Cadenza On The Night Plain [1984] 39:52
05 interview with Riley and Shabda 04:15
06 Riley - Improvisation In Just Intonation For Piano [1985] 32:21


- 1991 -

KRONOS QUARTET "Unknown Venue, Saalfelden, Austria, August 25th, 1991"
(83:51 min, 1991, 12 tracks, SB with a hum, origin: FLAC
[w/Steve Lacy]

01 Mai Nozipo [Dumisani Maraire, cuts in] 01:24
02 Escalay [Hamza El Din] 12:09
03 Dead Man [John Zorn] 06:04
04 Spectre [John Oswald] 07:15
05 Jabaroo Dreaming [Peter Sculthorpe - tape flip] 12:22
06 Purple Haze [Jimi Hendrix] 03:46
07 Shuffle Boil [Thelonious Monk] 11:31
08 Pannonica [Thelonious Monk] 04:38
09 Evonce [Thelonious Monk] 03:22
10 Steve Lacy talking 00:50
11 Precipitation Suite [Steve Lacy] 14:06
12 Chagrin [Steve Lacy] 06:23


- 1992 -

KRONOS QUARTET [David Harrington] "KPFA Studios, Berkeley, CA, November 13th 25th, 1992"
(66:59 min, 1992, 1 track, KPFA pre-FM, origin: FLAC)
[total time includes songs played]

01 Charles Amirkhanian interviews Kronos Quartet's David Harrington during his
last Morning Concert as KPFA Music Director 66:59 -


- 1993 -

KRONOS QUARTET "Kieler Schloss, Kiel, Germany, July 11th, 1993"
(79:43 min, 1993, 13 tracks, FM master, origin: FLAC)
[taped and transferred by yours truly]

01 introduction - announcement 02:23
02 Sing Sing- J. Edgar Hoover [Michael Daugherty] 11:07
03 announcement 00:53
04 Yiddish Book [Osvaldo Golijov] 13:19
05 announcement 00:30
06 Traditional - Tuva [transcription and arrangement: Steve Mackeye] 03:25
07 announcement 01:09
08 Summa For String Quartet [Arvo Pärt] 09:02
09 announcement 00:49
10 River Beneath The River [Lois V. Vierk] 13:16
11 announcement 00:47
12 Mugam Sayagi [Franghiz Ali-Zadeh] 22:18
13 announcement 00:45


- 1994 -

KRONOS QUARTET "The Barbican, London, England, July 22nd, 1994"
(79:43 min, 1994, 5 tracks, 1st gen aud, origin: FLAC)
[with Peter Hammill]

01 Salome Dances For Peace 14:20
02 Memento Mori 22:18
03 The Singing Woods 16:28
04 tune up 01:38
05 The Music Of Erich Zann [John Geist] 24:58


- 1999 -

KRONOS QUARTET "Teatro Alighieri, Ravenna, Italy, June 23rd, 1999"
(72:49 min, 1999, 8 tracks, perfect FM master, origin: FLAC)

1 01 Panonia Boundless [Aleksanda Vrebalov] 06:39
2 02 Tonight Is The Night [Rahul Dev Burman, arr. Osvaldo Golijov] 04:58
3 03 Oasis [Franghiz Ali-Zadeh] 12:09
4 04 Collected Songs Where Every Verse Is Filled With Grief [Alfred Schnittke] 08:31
5 05 Gak-Seo-Ree-Ta-Ryung [Hyo-shin Na] 04:44
6 06 Different Trains [Steve Reich] 27:07
7 07 Miserlow Twist [Dick Dale] 04:16
8 08 Responso [Anibal Troilo, arr. Osvaldo Golijov] 04:44


- 2001 -

KRONOS QUARTET "Theater im Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany, November 30th, 2001"
(48:12 min, 2001, 6 tracks, FM master, origin: FLAC)

1 01 radio announcer 01:41
2 02 Aaj Ki Raat [Tonight Is The Night - Rahul Dev Burman] 04:54
3 03 Potassium [Michael Gordon] 12:19
4 04 Oasis [Frangis Ali-Sade] 12:13
5 05 Three Scenes From An Duong Vong-Submersion In Trust And Betrayal [P.Q. Phan] 12:38
6 06 Misirlou Twist [Dick Dale] 04:28


- 2002 -

KRONOS QUARTET "Unknown Venue, Roverto, Italy, July 20th, 2002"
(92:48 min, 2002, 26 tracks, audience DAT master, origin: FLAC)

Set 1 :

01 El Sinaloense [Severiano Briseno] 03:08
02 Se Me Hizo Facil [Agustin Lara] 04:41
03 intro 00:30
04 Sensemaya [Silvestre Revueltas] 07:22
05 intro 00:23
06 Mini Skirt [Juan Garcia Esquivel] 03:00
07 Perfidia [Alberto Dominguez] 03:27
08 intro 00:22
09 Nacho Verduzco [Chalino Sanchez] 02:37
10 K'in Sventa Ch'ul Me'tik Kwadulupe [Osvaldo Golijov] 06:11
11 intro 00:34
12 Chavosuite [Roberto Gomez Bolanos] 05:37
13 intro 00:24
14 Cafe Tacuba [arr. Osvaldo Golijov] 11:50

Set 2 :

15 intro 00:19
16 Aaj Ki Raat [Rahul Dev Burman] 05:09
17 intro 00:23
18 Sleep Walker [Sigur Ros] 10:08
19 intro 00:12
20 Triple Quartet [Steve Reich] 14:38
21 applause 01:11
22 intro 00:16
23 Tabu [Margarita Lecuona] 03:14
24 applause 01:35
25 intro 00:20
26 Misirlou Twist [Nicholas Roubanis] 05:05


- 2003 -

KRONOS QUARTET "Barbican Hall, London, England, March 22nd, 2003"
(133:29 min, 2003, 15 tracks, audience master, origin: FLAC)

01 unidentified 07:10
02 unidentified 09:26
03 unidentified 06:21
04 unidentified 10:21
05 unidentified 08:23
06 unidentified 12:55
07 unidentified 09:01
08 unidentified 08:13
09 unidentified 10:41
00 unidentified 06:42
11 unidentified 08:24
12 unidentified 07:06
13 unidentified 09:55
14 unidentified 09:54
15 unidentified 08:54


KRONOS QUARTET "California Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, August 15th, 2003"
(62:03 min, 2003, 10 tracks, good audience, origin: FLAC)
[Grand Performances]

1 01 unidentified 03:31
2 02 unidentified 05:18
3 03 unidentified 07:56
4 04 unidentified 03:05
5 05 unidentified 03:52
6 06 unidentified 03:10
7 07 unidentified 06:28
8 08 unidentified 06:20
9 09 unidentified 14:20
10 10 unidentified 07:55

NOTE: music by Gustavo Santaolalla / Judith Sherman / David Harrington /
Osvaldo Golijov / Stephen Prutsman and Ricardo Gallardo -


- 2004 -

KRONOS QUARTET "Odyssud, Blagnac, France, November 17th, 2004"
(106:53 min, 2004, 10 tracks, audience master, origin: FLAC)

01 Potassium [Michael Gordon] 13:17
02 Flugufresarinn [Sigur Ros] 09:17
03 Aha Gedawa [Getatchew Mekruya ] 06:26
04 Oculus Pro Oculo Totum Orbem Terrae Caecat [Alexandra du Bois] 18:55
05 Requiem For A Dream Suite [Clint Mansell] 11:17
06 Oasis [Franghiz Ali-Zadeh] 13:15
07 Triple Quartet [Steve Reich] 17:44
08 Spangled Banner [traditional] 06:05
09 Wa Habibi [traditional] 06:03
10 My Love Come Quickly [Midhat Assim] 04:31


- 2005 -

KRONOS QUARTET "Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria, May 18th, 2005"
(24:05 min, 2005, 1 track, perfect FM, origin: FLAC)

01 String Quartet No 5 [Peteris Vasks] 24:05


- 2006 -

KRONOS QUARTET "Svetlanov Hall, Moscow International House Of Music, Moscow, Russia, May 31st, 2006"
(120:21 min, 2006, 14 tracks, audience master, origin: FLAC)

01 Potassium [Michael Gordon] 13:46
02 Tusen Tankar [Swedish folk song] 07:44
03 Oh Mother, The Handsome Man Tortures Me [unknown, arr. Kronos] 04:10
04 Kara-Kemir 05:15
05 Responso [Anibal Troilo, arr. Osvaldo Golijov] 05:37
06 Armenia [Einstürzende Neubauten, arr. Paola Prestini and Kronos] 09:01
07 String Quartet #4 12:39
08 Mehbooba Mehbooba [film music] 05:21
09 Nadir Pare Utthchhe Dhnoa [film music] 06:58
10 Raga Mishra Bhairavi [Ram Narayan, arr. Kronos, transc. Ljova] 12:26
11 Triple Quartet [Steve Reich] 17:10
12 Flugufrelsarinn [Sigur Ros, arr. Kronos] 10:47
13 Night Of The Vampire [Joe Meek] 05:17
14 Star Spangled Banner [Jimi Hendrix tribute] 04:07


- 2008 -

KRONOS QUARTET "Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana, IL, April 3rd, 2008"
(110:47 min, 2008, 15 tracks, audience master, origin: FLAC)

01 Spectre [John Oswald] 06:17
02 Nomatophobis [J.G. Thirlwell] 12:28
03 Selections from The Dead Man [John ZOrn] 07:04
04 Armenia [Einstürzende Neubauten, arr. Paola Prestini and Kronos] 05:04
05 Alap from Raga Mishra Bhairavi [Ram Narayen, arr. Kronos, transc. Ljova] 08:56
06 Potassium [Michael Gordon] 11:42
07 Requiem For A Dream Suite, I Ghost Of A Future, II Meltdown, III Lux Aetema [Clint Mansell, arr. David Lang] 11:11
08 Shuffle 25/Bloodstone (remix 1) [Kronos Quartet/Amon Tobin, remixed by Kronos Quartet] 06:51
09 Oh Mother, The Handsome Man Tortures Me [unknown, arr. Kronos, transc. Ljova] 03:25
10 Lullaby [traditional, arr. Jacob Garchik] 04:25
11 Hold Me Neighbor, In This Storm [Aleksandra Vrebalov] 03:52
12 Hold Me... cont 09:59
13 Hold Me... cont 11:15
14 Night Of The Vampire [Joe Meek] 04:03
15 Flugufrelsarinn [Sigur Ros, arr. Kronos] 04:12


KRONOS QUARTET "Barbican Hall, London, England, September 26th, 2008 (w/Alim Qasimov)"
(58:29 min, 2008, 6 tracks, ?distorted? mp2 digital FM, origin: mp2)

01 introduction 01:11
02 Mugam Bayah Shiraz [traditional, arr. Alim Quasimov] 29:14
03 interview with Alim Qasimov 07:06
04 K'hlen Atim (My Spirited House) [Jahangir Jahangirov] 07:49
05 Peyman Ettik (I Gave You My Word) [unattributed] 11:19
06 Leyla [unattributed] 01:50


- 2009 -

KRONOS QUARTET "Theatre De La Ville, Paris, France, May 4th, 2009 (w/ Homayoun Sakhi)
(114:51 min, 2009, 9 tracks, FM master, origin: FLAC)

01 intro 03:43
02 String Quartet n4, A Cradle Song [Hanna Kulenty] 16:09
03 intro 04:20
04 Hold Me, Neighbor, In This Storm [Aleksandra Vrebalov] 22:13
05 intro 03:08
06 Rag Improvisations [Homayoun Sakhi] 33:35
07 intro 02:41
08 Rangin Kaman [w Homayoun Sakhi] 28:00
09 outro 00:59


KRONOS QUARTET "Perelman Theatre, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA, November 7th, 2009
(56:19 min, 2009, 9 tracks, FM master, origin: FLAC)

01 introduction 03:25
02 Potassium [Michael Gordon] 10:57
03 introduction to Different Trains 00:33
04 Different Trains [Steve Reich] 27:36
05 introduction to Raga Mishra Bhairavi - Alap 00:23
06 Raga Mishra Bhairavi - Alap [Ram Narayan] 08:00
07 introduction to Smyrneiko Minore 00:39
08 Smyrneiko Minore [Marika Papagika] 03:46
09 outro 00:57


- 2010 -

KRONOS QUARTET "Stadttheater, Fürth, Germany, May 7th, 2010"
(103:35 min, 2010, 12 tracks, DVB-S master, origin: FLAC)

01 Crossfader 08:32
02 Tashweesh 03:39
03 Smyrneiko Minore 03:59
04 Ov Horachamim 03:30
05 String Quartet No. 4 15:26
06 Hold Me Neighbor In The Storm 20:42
07 Light Field 10:47
08 One Earth One People One Love 09:26
09 Potassium 11:18
10 Tusen Tankar 05:44
11 A Thousand Thoughts 03:25
12 The Fly Freer 07:02


KRONOS QUARTET "LA Phil w/Kronos Quartet, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA, July 9th, 2010"
(85:35 min, 2010, 8 tracks, FM master, origin: FLAC)

01 announcer 03:35
02 Goldsmith - Music for Orchestra 08:32
03 announcer 02:51
04 Bates - Liquid Interface 24:04
05 announcer 01:23
06 Waxman - Tristan & Isolde Fantasie 11:48
07 announcer 08:07
08 Newman - It Got Dark 25:13


KRONOS QUARTET "Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, September 26th, 2010"
(29:53 min, 2010, 5 tracks, audience master, origin: FLAC)

01 Aheym [Bryce Dessner] 06:27
02 unidentified 03:09
03 Smyrneiko Minore [Marika Papagika] 04:12
04 Work [Exploding Plastic] 05:59
05 Escalay [Hamza el Din] 09:36


KRONOS QUARTET "Musee d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Strasbourg, France, November 18th, 2010"
(108:40 min, 2010, 21 tracks, audience master, origin: FLAC)

01 Aheym [Homeward] - Bryce Dessner 10:04
02 applause - announcement 01:01
03 12-12 - Cafe Tacuba 11:24
04 applause - announcement 01:08
05 Raga Mishra Bhairavl - Ram Narayan 07:13
06 applause - announcement 00:52
07 Tashweesh - Ramallah Underground [arr. Jacob Garchik] 03:26
08 applause - announcement 00:45
09 Harps And Altar [Missy Mazzoli] 09:07
10 applause - announcement 00:55
11 One Earth, One People, One Love From Sun Rings [Terry Riley] 08:56
12 applause 00:43
13 applause 00:48
14 Good Medicine from Salome Dances For Peace [Terry Riley] 14:24
15 applause - announcement 01:37
16 Hold Me, Neighbor In This Storm [Aleksandra Vrebalov] 21:31
17 applause 02:59
18 first encore 04:12
19 applause - announcement 02:23
20 second encore 04:12
21 applause 00:53


- 2012 -

KRONOS QUARTET "Tonhalle, Düsseldorf, Germany, September 21st, 2012"
(98:29 min, 2012, 8 tracks, audience master, origin: FLAC)

01 Aheym [B. Dessner] 12:46
02 Death To Kosmische [N. Lizee] 15:03
03 La Sidounak Sayyada [O. Souleyman] 05:54
04 Tusen Tankar [traditional] 06:58
05 WTC 9/11 [S. Reich] 17:47
06 Hold Me Neighbor, In This Storm [A. Verbalov] 23:59
07 Smymeiko Minore [M. Papagika] 06:34
08 Death Is The Road To Awe [C. Mansell] 09:27


- 2013 -

KRONOS QUARTET "Valentine Theatre, Toledo, OH, January 17th, 2013"
(64:25 min, 2013, 16 tracks, audience master, origin: FLAC)
[incomplete due to low battery]

01 Aheym [Bruce Dessner] 09:55
02 audience 00:41
03 intro-talking 00:23
04 Flow [Laurie Anderson] 03:42
05 audience 00:27
06 intro - 12-12 Cafe Tacuba [recorded performance by Alejandro Flores and Cafe Tacuba] 11:47
07 audience 00:25
08 intro-talking 00:58
09 Death To Kosmische [Nicole Lizee] 13:27
10 audience 00:34
11 Raga Mishra Bhairavi-Alap [Ram Narayan] 08:54
12 audience 00:25
13 intro - Sim Sholom [Alter Yechiel Kamiol] 05:41
14 audience-band intros-intro 01:31
15 Prelude from Tristan und Isolde [Richard Wagner, cuts out] 01:00
16 La Sidounak Sayyada [Omar Souleyman] 04:29


KRONOS QUARTET "Muziekgebouw Aan T Ij, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 3rd, 2013"
(65:13 min, 2013, 10 tracks, audience master, origin: FLAC)
[a very fine recording indeed, almost like an FM]

01 introduction by Maarten van Boven 04:04
02 Triple Quartet, First Movement [Steve Reich] 07:10
02 Triple Quartet, Second Movement [Steve Reich] 04:04
04 Triple Quartet, Third Movement [Steve Reich] 04:28
05 WTC 911 I 911 [Steve Reich] 03:38
06 WTC 911 II 2010 [Steve Reich] 07:26
07 WTC 911 III WTC [Steve Reich] 05:49
08 Different Trains - I. America - Before The War [Steve Reich] 09:00
09 Different Trains - II. America - During The War [Steve Reich] 07:31
10 Different Trains - III. America - After The War [Steve Reich] 12:01



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